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Francois Fillon, former French PM, and wife guilty over 'fake job'
French ex-Prime Minister François Fillon and his Welsh wife have received jail sentences in a "fake jobs" case.
The conservative politician was found guilty of paying Penelope Fillon €831,400 (£760,000; $938,000) for work she never did as his assistant.
He was sentenced to five years in prison, three of them suspended. She was given a three-year suspended term.
The scandal ruined his presidential bid in 2017. Both have appealed, blocking Fillon's immediate detention.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53217298
The conservative politician was found guilty of paying Penelope Fillon €831,400 (£760,000; $938,000) for work she never did as his assistant.
He was sentenced to five years in prison, three of them suspended. She was given a three-year suspended term.
The scandal ruined his presidential bid in 2017. Both have appealed, blocking Fillon's immediate detention.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53217298
Good to see this gets him actual time in prison, unless his appeal succeeds.
